Hello again! I'm back with the second chapter. I was going to mention this in the first chapter, but not only is this fic about Mario and Pokemon, but you'll also find subtle references to other Nintendo games as well. Can't wait to hear what you think!

Chapter Two

A Shocking Development

Toad and Yoshi were on their way to the bank. They were just going through the parking lot when they noticed something. Parked near the left side of the building was a huge mech that looked like a Birdo, a pink reptilian beast who wears a red bow and shoots eggs through its mouth. The mech had a covered carriage tied to the back and... there was something moving inside the carriage!

Now, Toad and Yoshi could have went home right then and had lunch there, but that's just not their nature. They decided to investigate. They started with the carriage. Inside they found one of the most adorable creatures they have ever seen. It resembled a mouse, but it stood erect, had yellow fur, a short black tail, diamond-shaped ears, big, beady brown eyes, and pink spots on its cheeks. Toad and his friend knew this being as the electric Pokemon Pichu.

"Look, there's a Pichu!" exclaimed Toad.

"If that ain't cute, I don't know what is," replied Yoshi.

The Pichu also looked glad to see them as it cried out happily and ran around its carriage for a few laps then stopped to pant.

"He looks a little hot," said Toad. "I'm gonna open the carriage a little bit."

When he did, Pichu darted out of the carriage and beelined for the building.

"Oh no! He's headed for the bank!" yelled Toad.

"Get 'im!" cried Yoshi.

They chased the Pichu into the bank, which by luck happened to be undergoing a robbery at the time. The robbers in question were actually a little more than Toad's age. One was a mushroom girl with a white cap with pink hearts on it. She had red hair made into two ponytails with Fire Flower hair clips on both sides of her head and wore an orange long-sleeved shirt, magenta vest, and magenta shoes. Her accomplice was a turtle-like being called a Koopa Troopa. He wore a green shell, green do-rag, dark green boots, and dark green gloves. The mushroom girl was named Peggy-O, and the Troopa called himself K.K. Together they were known as the Rogue Union, a newly formed evil organization similar to the Koopas, but the RU, which included only Peggy-O and K.K. at the time, accepts anyone regardless of race, creed, etc., as long as their passion is to cause mischief and skullduggery. The Rogue Union was threatening the teller with not a weapon, but a Pokemon, Peggy-O's Raichu, to be exact. Sure, a Thundershock would not be as lethal as a bullet, but it would be as uncomfortable.

After they got their loot, they were headed for the door, when suddenly the Pichu came in through the same door followed by Toad and Yoshi. Toad paid too much attention to Pichu to be able to watch where he was going and thus ran head-on to Peggy-O. Toad dropped his coins and both were knocked out.

Toad came to only a few minutes later surrounded by cops, paramedics, and news reporters. Peggy-O and K.K. were missing, Toad noticed, then he figured the policemen took them in.

"Good thing you're okay," said Yoshi with relief. "You gave me a real scare there, bud."

"Don't worry, I'm alright..." assured Toad. "W-Where's all my coins?"

"Pi-Pichu!"

Pichu pushed a box of coins next to Toad.

"My coins! Did you put them all in there? Good job. Thanks, Pichu," said Toad as he petted the Pichu.

"Pichu? Is that my Pichu?" a high-pitched feminine voice called out.

Yoshi: "Who's that? Where are you?"

"Right here!" The girl stepped forward. She was a girl bipedal mouse with yellow fur, blue eyes, and two whiskers on each side of her face. She wore a red polkadot bow, a white tank top with a red star on it, red gloves with blue and white cuffs, a blue skirt, and a pair of stylish red, white, and blue sneakers. "I've never seen you guys before. What're your names?"

"I'm Toad," said Toad (DUH!) "This is my friend Yoshi."

"What's up?" greeted Yoshi.

"I'm Pipsy. Pipsy the Mouse. How d'ya do?" she said with a curtsey.

"I'm fine. Hey, did you say this Pichu is yours?" queried Toad.

"Uh-huh! Its cute and yellow just like me!" Pipsy said as she cuddled her Pokemon.

I'm sure that at least some of you have played a game called "Diddy Kong Racing", and if you have then you would also recall a character called Pipsy the Mouse. If you can believe it, the one featured in this story is the same one off the game. When DKR first came out, it was my favorite game of the racing genre, and Pipsy was my favorite character, next to Diddy Kong, of course. This is how she got a role in my fanfiction series. I hope you like the makeover I gave Pipsy; not only does she have a new outfit, but I also gave her a more human-like build.

"I'll be right back. I'm gonna go take care of these coins," said Toad as he walked towards a machine.

While Toad was away, Yoshi spoke to his new friend awhile. "So, how long have you had your Pichu?" asked Yoshi.

"Only a few days, ta be honest, but I moved here two months ago," explained Pipsy. "It wasn't easy making new friends, especially since I lost my best one when I moved away..." Her eyes lowered in depression.

"Where did you come from?" Yoshi asked Pipsy.

"My mom's vagina."

"NOOO! (I did not need to hear that!) I mean where did you move here from?" said Yoshi, now flustered.

I forgot to mention that Pipsywas a scatterbrained, hyperactive dingbat. In other words, shewas a few fries short of a Happy Meal.

"Well, I came here from a faraway world that looks a little like this one," she said. "It was pretty, I was happy, my friends were happy, everything was perfect,... until one day, something... bad happened... I really don't wanna talk about it..."

"...That's okay, you don't hafta tell us if you're not ready," said Yoshi.

Then they heard Toad coming back. "Alright. I got my cash. Let's go get those burgers!"

"WAIT!" called Pipsy as she walked up to Toad. "I wanna thank you for saving Pichu. Here, you can have him."

Toad was shocked at best. "What? But you said he was your friend, and it was hard enough for you making friends as it is."

"Yeah, but now I just made two new friends, and I can see my Pichu anytime I want." Pipsy put her hand on Toad's shoulder.

"Besides, you'd probably do a better job watching him than I did."

"Wow, thanks!" said Toad with gratefulness. He never thought he would ever get one of these creatures.

"Hey, I never gave Pichu a nickname. How's about you give it one?" suggested Pipsy?

"How about... 'Sparky'?" advised Yoshi.

"Nah, too generic," said Toad.

"I've been thinking of naming him...'Bolt-Boy'," said Pipsy.

"That's a weird name," criticized Yoshi.

Toad's face lit up. "That's a perfect name!"

"What?" yelped Yoshi.

"Little Bolt-Boy..." Toad held out his finger so Bolt-Boy's tiny paws could shake it. "That gonna be your new nickname. You like?"

Bolt-Boy did a backflip in obvious agreement. "Okay, done. And now lunch!"

When they finally got back to Burger Star, there was no line this time, so the four of them went straigt to the register and asked for their sandwiches.

"Can't do that," said the cashier.

"Why not?" asked Toad.

"Well,... the thing is, it was lunchtime, and I was so hungry that I kinda ate your burgers! Eheheh..." the cashier replied meekly.

The kids fell over, dumbstruck.

It's not over yet!

To be continued...